Post 21/2024 Stratford, Ontario. We stepped into a "A World Elsewhere" at the Stratford Festival of Canada this week past. Out of 12 productions we chose three: two musicals, Something Rotten! and La Cage aux Folles, and the play Hedda Gabler by Ibsen. Excellent entertainment all. Hedda Gabler was especially thought-provoking. This is part of …
Month: May 2024
Quieting time of day
Post 20/2024 Goshen, Indiana. A stillness flowed through the National Express coach two weeks ago as we plied on toward London (an eventual 12-hour journey occasioned by traffic delays). The lowering sun highlighted everything as though in slow motion. It's as though the hub bub of the day had given way to the softening hours …
Journey home
Post 19/2024 Goshen Indiana USA. Travel can be worrisome, wearying, but worth it all. For the latter sentiment I quote Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra: "O sir! you had then left unseen a wonderful piece of work which not to have been blessed withal would have discredited your travel." In other words, don't sell the …
No mow May
Post 18/2024 Carbis Bay Cornwall UK. Greening. Blossoming. Sprouting. The natural world is bursting its bounds in spring. The scent of new-mown grass meets us on our walks. Some advocates, though, suggest that in May one should pause mowing. Give bees and butterflies and others a change to flourish. Give place to pollinators and nesting …
It's About Now 